2 Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar YANGON, December 13 (Reuters): Two Reuters journalists were arrested on Tuesday evening in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon, a government spokesman said. “Yes it is correct that they were arrested,” spokesman Zaw Htay said. “Not only your reporters, but also the policemen who were involved in that case. We will take action against those policemen and also the reporters.” He did not say why the journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, had been arrested, provide details of the action they faced or explain what case he was referring to. Reuters global communications chief Abbe Serphos said: “We are urgently seeking more information about the circumstances of their arrest and their current situation.” Wa Lone, who joined Reuters in June 2016, has covered a range of stories, including the Rohingya refugee crisis in Rakhine. Kyaw Soe Oo has reported for Reuters since September. US helicopter’s window falls on Japanese school Tokyo, December 13 (IANS): A window of an US military helicopter fell on the grounds of an elementary school in Okinawa in Japan on Wednesday, injuring a student and sparking a backlash from officials. Authorities said they were notified by the US forces in Okinawa that a window had fallen from a CH-53E transport helicopter. An object was found on the grounds of the Futenma Second Elementary School. School teachers said around 30 children from the 4th grade were on the school grounds when the metal-framed window struck the ground from the chopper. One child sustained slight injuries, the BBC reported. The US military apologized. “This is a regrettable incident and we apologize for any anxiety it has caused the community,” a statement said. Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga was furious. “It is unforgivable that it dropped in the middle of the playground,” he said. Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera urged the US military to suspend flights of the same type of helicopter until the safety of the chopper can be confirmed. The incident comes just two months after an American military chopper burst into flames after landing on an empty field in Okinawa.
